Later
work from Don Patterson -- but a record that still shows him in fine
fine form! The tunes are all long and spacious -- no gimmicks, just
straight ahead soul jazz, in that beautiful back-to-basics mode that
Muse was using with Charles Earland around the same time. The group's
a quintet -- bigger than usual for Patterson -- with Don on the
Hammond, plus Bootsie Barnes on tenor, Eddie McFadden on guitar,
Virgil Jones on trumpet, and Idris Muhammad on drums. Titles include
"Aries", "Why Not", "Three Miles Out",
and "Freddie Tooks Jr". © Dusty Groove America, Inc.
Don
was born in Columbus, Ohio, July 22, 1936. He’s now living in
Philadelphia, a city that is a mecca for artists, as well as a
stronghold for organist Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Trudy Pitts, just
to name a few. “Fats” Waller in the late 1930's was one of the
first
to use the organ
as a jazz instrument. This is the fourth Don Patterson album on Muse
Records. Don Patterson is not only a master organist, but also a
talented compose. There are three of his originals
on this album. He uses the melodic, harmonic and rhythmic
lines in their proper colors. Tonal colors are important when playing
or mastering the organ. ~ rappamelo.com.
Don
Patterson is among my top five favourite organists. Never heard a bad
recording of his. I always found him the closest to Horace Silver of
all organists, especially as a composer. I think he inspired Sonny
Stitt to some of his best playing. I like all the Muse sessions. The
fourth Muse "Why Not" is nice, I always have a cassette of
it in the car, with a nice Horace Silver vibe in the heads. ~ Mike
Weil.
Don
is the MAN! Another giant we lost too soon. He's really not on enough
recordings, either. Have you got the Muse dates? Those are killer! ~
Jim
Alfredson.
Muse
Records, MR 5148, 1978
Recorded
26th January, 1978 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood
Cliffs, New Jersey
Personnel:
Don
Patterson - Organ
Bootsi
Barnes - Tenor Saxophone
Virgil
Jones - Trumpet
Eddie
McFadden - Guitar
Idris
Muhammad - Drums
Track
Listing:
A1.
Why Not {Houston Person} (11:39)
A2.
Aries {Don Patterson} (8:12)
B1.
Dem New York Dues {Don Patterson} (8:02)
B2.
Three Miles Out {Bootsi Barnes} (5:23)
B3.
Freddie Tooks Jr. {Don Patterson} (6:36)
Credits:
Producer
- Houston Person
Recording
Engineer - Rudy van Gelder
Art
Direction and Cover Photo - Hal Wilson
Liner
Notes - Samir Ali Sadiq, WRTI FM, Philadelphia, PA
